Basic Site Details Name: | Maryhill Corridor | Town, district or village: | Maryhill | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Maryhill Corridor played a pioneering roled in the 1980s' return to 'streets' and 'tenements' in new housing and to 'repair of urban fabric' in general. In a joint District and Regional Council initiative for regeneration, new housing was built along the old street-line and in side streets, generally in red or buff brick, at a lower height than the 19th-century blocks, and often featureing back or front gardens. See related 'child' buildings for key examples. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Housing | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Maryhill Road | | |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsChild StructuresThis structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | | Building Name | Notes | | Housing, Doncaster Street | Three-storey courtyard development featuring oriels and Mackintosh-like details | | Housing, Leyden Street | Four-storey flats | | Housing, Maryhill Road/Raeberry Street | Two-storey cottages and three-storey flats | | Housing, North Woodside Road and Raeberry Street | Development of three-storey flats and two-storey cottages | | Housing, Oran Street | Continuous wall of housing, blue brick, with arched, glazed entrances | | Three-storey flats, Queen's Cross West | Three-storey flats with bay windows and circular stair turrets | | Three-storey tenement flats, Queen's Cross East | Three-storey tenement-type flats on the site of a demolished Alexander Thomson tenement, with canted bays and corbelled brick clock tower with weathervane featuring Maryhill burgh coat of arms. |
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